Marshal Field's 12 Virtue Reminders

Chicago department store tycoon Marshall Field once indicated the following 12 reminders that can be helpful in obtaining a sound sense of values. These time honored principles never change:
1. The value of time.
2. The success of perseverance.
3. The pleasure of working.
4. The dignity of simplicity.
5. The worth of character.
6. The power of kindness.
7. The influence of example.
8. The obligation of duty.
9. The wisdom of economy.
10. The virtue of patience.
11. The improvement of talent.
12. The joy of originating.

Pat Riley's Philosophy

Pat Riley’s Philosophy

1. Bump and run on defense. Make that your go to part of the game.
2. Two most important things: REBOUNDING & DEFENSE
3. Defense: Be the most physical in the league. The idea of the game is to take the opponent out physically and mentally.
4. Spend your time getting into your players head individually. There is only so much you can do coaching a team.
5. Make certain that your players understand that if you’re going to be a team it has to be a team defense, team offense, never I always WE.
6. It’s what you get from the games you lose that is extremely important. Did we learn from losing? This is an important part of any team.
7. We want to, as much as possible, try to make our players understand who has strength in what areas. Talk about that a lot, spend time, do the things you need to do to try to make people understand that.
8. In dealing with administration, management, etc., understand that they are extremely interested in only themselves.
9. To have a great basketball team you have to have more mental preparation than physical preparation. Once you’re mentally tough, you can become tough physically. Once you’re tough mentally you can overcome being tired, you can overcome fatigue.
10. Always practice as hard as you can. Go for it even the day of a game.
11. Make certain that your team is mentally prepared. Don’t show them a ton of film. Mentally prepare them with your voice and mouth. Get them tuned into what you want.
12. Game day preparations. Real hard workout the day of the game, go after it that night.

Good Player, Great Player, Superb Player

GOOD PLAYER, GREAT PLAYER, SUPERB PLAYER

Positioning, Anticipation and Technique give Quickness; Therefore, you can always get quicker.
A Good player knows where he is on the court.
A Great player knows where everyone is on the court.
A Superb player knows where everyone is on the court and what everyone is going to do.

Thoughts on Effeciency

THOUGHTS & OBSERVATIONS ON EFFICIENCY

1. Post game stats. Review production of each player and the team. Have a system. Keep specific stats of areas of emphasis.
2. Must have a way to measure efficiency.
3. Don’t keep track of hours. Just production.
4. Meetings—don’t meet just to meet. Meet to get things done.
5. Don’t put things off. Catch things early.
6. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
7. Don’t pretend to understand. Ask questions.
8. Spend time and energy on things you need to produce.
9. Constantly teach how to work smart.
10. Getting things done is a principle.
11. Production not potential.
12. Concept of being like a machine. Machines don’t care about time, temperature or environment. It does its job over and over.
13. Keep the machine finely tuned.
14. It’s not about making plays, it’s about eliminating poor judgment, carelessness and a casual approach.
15. Chart and track things that are important to you.
16. Necessity is the greatest creative force in the universe.
17. Find out the “why” on problems.
18. Make the maximum use of facilities, coaches and players.
19. It’s not X’s and O’s, it’s execution.
20. It’s not what we know, it’s what they execute.

Steve Nash Shooting Workout

STEVE NASH SHOOTING WORKOUT

I picked up Steve Nash's workout from a recent clinic. Most players do not realize how hard the NBA players work on their individual skills.

Everything is done at game speed. Shoot, chase after your own rebound and speed dribble to the next spot to shoot again.

Baseline Pullup Shot (from both sides) 1:30
Midrange Bank Shot (from both sides) 1:30
FT Line Elbow (from both sides) 1:30
Back-to-Basket (turn & shoot, jump hooks & step-through) 2:00
Shot Fake & 1 dribble pull-up 1:30
Hesitate with live dribble 1:30
Crossover & Pullback Crossover into shot (no extra dribble) 1:00
Stepback for shot 1:00
Catch & Shoot (spin out for shot) 1:30
Pick & Roll (1 dribble, 2 dribble jumper) 2:00
Speed Dribble from half-court into 3pt 1:00
FT’s (shoot while tired) 2:00

Dealing With Procrasitnation

What is procrastination and why do we do it?
Procrastination is self-doubt
Procrastination is self-punishment
Procrastination is escapism, self-made
Most of all, procrastination is a habit.
Putting things off can be incredibly seductive.
Procrastination is one common result of conflicting needs.

Temporary advantages of procrastination:
Satisfies the need to escape (like any addiction)
Maintains the status quo—avoid new responsibilities
Reduces time on unpleasant projects
Lets us retain a sense of control

How do we stop?
1.) Take Care of Yourself
Self-critical people suffer a basic syndrome: poor concentration, erratic work performance, procrastination.
Can’t complete a difficult project if you’re physically and mentally exhausted.
Keep fit; improve lifestyle.

2.) Develop a Different State of Mind
Learn to accept change and risk
Believe you can and will change

3.) Break a Bad Habit With a Good Habit
Change requires action
You’ve got to act different to be different
Insight and understanding change nothing
Put out rather than put off.

8 Words To Live By

Eight Words To Live By
Earl Nightingale


Honesty—It means honesty in everything we do or say; honesty as a way of life.

Workmanship—It means doing a job as well as we can do it without become obsessed with it. It’s saying, “Everything I do I will do to the best of my ability.”

Ambition—It means striving toward something we believe to be worthwhile.

Faith—It makes everything work, and faith in ourselves and what we believe in is the driving power of our ambition.

Education—The better our education - the broader, the more comprehensive our knowledge - the better, the richer, the more interesting our lives become.

Charity—It’s more than giving...it’s an attitude; it’s understanding that the more we share, the more we get. The more we help and lift up others, the more we are helped and lifted up ourselves.

Courage—It turns darkness into bright daylight; problems into possibilities.

Responsibility—For others and our lives.

Marketing Ideas

Minor League baseball is great source of marketing ideas. They get their stadiums full of energy.

Looking For Ways To Win--What Is A Workout

WHAT IS A WORKOUT?

· A workout is 25% PERSPIRATION and 75% DETERMINATION. Stated another way, it s one part physical exertion and 3 parts self-discipline. Doing it is easy once you get started.

· A workout makes you better today than you were yesterday.

· A workout is a personal triumph over laziness and procrastination. It is the badge of a WINNER—the mark of an organized, goal-oriented person who has taken charge of his or her destiny.

· A workout is a wise use of time and an investment in EXCELLENCE. It is a way of preparing for life’s challenges and proving to yourself that you have what it takes to do what is necessary.

· A workout is a key that helps unlock the door to OPPORTUNITY and SUCCESS. Hidden within each of us is an extraordinary force. Physical and mental fitness are the triggers that can release it.

UCF Defensive Philosophy

UCF Defensive Philosophy

At UCF, we take great pride in our Defense and Rebounding. It is our belief that if our Defense can dictate how our opponents play, we will have a great chance to be successful on the road, at home and against all our opponents. We want to disrupt our opponents and not allow them to do what they do best. With the use of scouting reports, we want to be an intelligent defensive team and make shooters drivers and drivers shooters and be prepared to defend all types of offensive schemes.

Often times, the most selfish players are the ones on the defensive end. Therefore, to emphasize everyone guards the ball and your player, our Ball – Man defensive system is designed to make each player accountable for their responsibilities. With accountability and communication, players learn to trust each other. Both instill great team work and confidence in our defense. We must not only be willing to play harder than our opponents, we must be willing to play Defense as a team and be mindful of not allowing our offense to affect our defense. Ultimately, we must commit as a team to not giving up easy baskets and contesting all shots.

A lot of championships have been won by teams that have not been the most talented. So, how are we going to win our conference, if you are not the most talented team? By influencing our opponent defensively. We know we are not going to “pitch” a shutout. But we can determine who scores, where they score and how they score, we are going to make it hard on them.

We want our system to be simple and efficient. Ernest Hemingway was once asked, “How did you learn to write?” Hemingway replied, “By writing every
day.” That is the mentality we take to our program on a daily basis. In doing so, we plan to outwork, outprepare and outfundamental our opponents.

In the teaching of our defense, we really concentrate on developing sound defensive techniques. It is essential that our players have a master of the proper defensive techniques. It is only when our players can get into, stay in and move in the various defensive stances will our defensive system be executed to its fullest.

There are basic four ways as to why games are lost:
Turnovers
Bad shots
Failure to blockout
Lack of pressure

Our defensive system is predicated on these four variables. We know that most games are lost, not won. We simply want to get the offense to do something they don’t want to do.

Finding Ways To Win--Competing In Practice

Finding Ways To Win--Compete

Coach Meyer always stressed to us not to think about winning, but think about ways to win. One of the biggest challenges we face is to get our players to compete in everything that we do. We use a variety of ways to compete in practice. One of the best is simply going against our male practice players. However, there are class conflicts at times and we do not have them at practice. Also, at the high school level it's not realistic to have male practice players (though going against your boys JV is often a good test).

Therefore, we have to compete against time and score. We compete in our breakdown drills. For example, in our 3/3, 4/4 defensive and offensive breakdown drills we play to a certain score or play for a time and keep score.

We always put what we emphasize to the disadvantage. In our defensive emphasis period, the defense gets one point for a stop and the offense gets 2,3 or And 1's they get whatever basket they score and we have been playing to 10. Losers run suicides for the difference in score.

When we go to our offensive breakdowns--we flip it around--offense gets one point for a score and defense gets two points for a stop and again losers run for the difference.

This creates the best competition (game speed) in our breakdown drills, as opposed simply going through the breakdown drills with no consequences.

Jon Gruden's 4 Components of Teamwork

Jon Gruden's 4 Components of Teamwork

1. Put strong individuals on your team
a. Every member has to be strong. Each player on the team has a job to do. They need to do it effectively and contribute to the team.
2. Match the individual to the best position for the team
a. So many times people take a position because it is in their comfort zone.
b. Are you using the talent of each individual in a way that is best for the team.
3. Provide direction and goals for your team
a. This starts with the coach or leader of the team.
b. Think big. Your goals should be attainable, but they should be a stretch. Clearly set goals will ensure the team is moving in the same direction.
c. You cannot expect hard work out of a player that doesn’t share your passion for the end result.
d. Set daily, weekly or monthly measurements.
4. Let team members share in the success
a. Everyone likes to be recognized for hard work.
b. People thrive on recognition.
c. Coach should set the tone.
d. Hard to expect the team to follow your lead if negativity is your daily outlook.
e. Motivate and challenge your team daily.
f. Your purpose is to bring out the best in each player on the team.

Distinguishing Between Good & Great

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN GOOD AND GREAT

1. PREPARATION
a. “Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.”—Lon Kruger
b. There is a difference between readiness and preparation, readiness doesn’t get it done. You must prepare—Marine boot camp philosophy.
c. Johnny Cochran vs Marcia Clark
2. TEACHING
a. Not volume—quality
b. Emotional word pictures/key phrases/terminology
c. “It’s not what you teach—it’s what you emphasize”
d. See the skill
e. Feel the skill
f. Repeat correctly, quickly over, with variety and repetition.
3. THE THREE C’s
a. Consistently—simply correlate on both ends
b. Compete—always
c. Close—hardest part of surgery is closing; most plane crashes in Vietnam came when planes were returning from successful missions (relaxed).

Lou Holtz--5 Parts of a Plan

Lou Holtz
5 Parts of a Plan
11/10/09 Get Motivated Seminar

1. Attitude You Choose
a. Most important
b. You can succeed when nobody believes in you
c. You’ll never succeed if you don’t believe in yourself
d. What’s your attitude when people say negative things?
2. Have A Passion To Win
a. Persevere
i. Lincoln, Edison, Mother Teresa
ii. When you win is what you do between now and then
iii. It’s understanding what the competition does and more
iv. Get rid of excuses why you can’t do something
3. Understand What You Are Trying To Do
a. Help customers get what they want
b. Keep life simple—understand what you are trying to do.
c. Have to have teamwork
i. Bring people together is the beginning
ii. Keep them together is progress
iii. Working together is success
iv. Satisfy the needs of people you have to embrace change
4. Be A Dreamer
a. Motivated by our needs—intimidated by our fears
b. Decide what you want to do, someone to love, something to believe in, something to hope for.
c. No age restrictions on having dreams
d. Left Notre Dame—decided he wasn’t tired of coaching—he was tired of maintaining.
5. Have to Have Meaningful Relationships With People
a. Two types of people
i. People who lift you up
ii. People who pull you down
b. Three rules
i. Do what’s right
ii. Do everything to best of your ability
iii. Show people you care
c. Three questions everyone asks
i. Can I trust you?
ii. Are you committed to excellence? Committed by the standards you set.
iii. Do you care about me?
d. The three rules answer the three questions.

General Colin Powell's Notes From Orlando Get Motivated Seminar

General Colin Powell @ the November 10, 2009 Get Motivated Seminar


Don’t miss anything in life.
Always view things through the windshield, because you can’t change things in the rearview mirror.
No one can change who we are.

Leadership Traits
Common to everywhere
Put followers in best possible place
Take a sense of purpose and break it down, so followers know what to do.
Have to be passionate and infectious so others catch it.
Take care of the troops
Make sure everyone has what they need to get the job done.
Want people to be inspired that work for you
Compliment those who are doing a good job.
Recognize people’s worth
Can’t reorganize around the problem—get rid of it.
Can’t be afraid, tired or hungry in front of your troops
Trust is the glue that holds organizations together.

5 Things That Kill A Player's Potential

5 Things That Kill A Player’s Potential

1. Low pain threshold
2. Low IQ (basketball) for what we’re running
3. Selfishness
4. Can the person do the intangibles (charges, loose balls, pass aheads, rotations)
5. Drugs and Alcohol

3 Ingredients To Every Player's Success

3 INGREDIENTS TO EVERY PLAYER’S SUCCESS
1. Self-Discipline
2. Competitive Fire
3. Self-Belief
Identify and fortify fragile areas.Player development must be a strength as a coach

Rick Pitino Practice Breakdown

Rick Pitino Practice Breakdown
1. Shooting (15)
2. Transition Offense (15)
3. Man Offense (15)
4. Zone Defense (15)
5. Pressing and Trapping (15)
6. Press Attack (15)
7. Man Defense (15)
8. Special Situations

Leadership 101--Bo Pelini--The Huskers Way

LEADERSHIP 101
Bo Pelini – Huskers Football

Jeff Jamrog on Coach Pelini – “He holds you accountable but allows you to be and do your job.”

STAY the PROCESS!!

Be willing to serve. (Develop trust – build relationships from YOUR beliefs)
We live in the ME generation.
Selfishness is human nature – overcome it!
You can only lead people that respect & believe in you.

BUILDING A CULTURE:
#1 job is coaching your coaches/leaders
Do it YOUR way – don’t be someone that you’re not
What do you want to be known for?
Have expectations laid out
You get what you ask for and demand
NOT the what BUT the how you do it
Base principles & accountability
Surround yourself with the “right” people
Being capable is NOT enough – character & integrity matter
Be non-compromising about core character matters
Committed t o the little things (NO gray areas)
Don’t leave things open to interpretation
Find ways to nurture – seek the moments to praise/criticize
BALANCE in finding success, check your ego at the door
History proves that dictatorships don’t work
Win with people – “Coach’em Up”
Leaders don’t point the fingers – they point the thumb back at themselves
Manage people – can’t have different expectations for people
Why are people making mistakes? People don’t desire to mess up
(Are you doing your job – assume nothing!)
COMMUNICATION & EXPECTATIONS – then set goals
Concentration should be part of your process
Success if often not fun – the pot of gold at the end is
Being uncommon is tough!
Do what you have to do today
God has set our potential higher than we can achieve.
We are not close to our own output potential.
Don’t be someone you’re not – do what works for you
You’ve got to be consistent, when it’s time to work – WORK
Give feedback (Honest – Fair – Critical)
Unconditional love is part of tough love
DAILY WORK – communication – trust – relationships
You are who you are in ALL things (Classroom – Practice – Games)
You can’t go half speed in the classroom and full speed in games!
Never think you’ve arrived! Learn each day.
Don’t forget failures – Re-direct mindset & efforts
Parents establish core values

60 plays - - 6 seconds each = 6 minutes of football - - NEVER BEEN PLAYED PERFECT


Coach Pelini spoke extensively about Jerry Rice. He worked with the 49ers early in his coaching career and was simply amazed with Rice’s “everyday perfection”. He said that he was the absolute best football player he has ever seen. He did everything with perfection on the forefront of his mind. His preparation (in-season & off-season), TEAM relationships, coach ability, family, and even in the locker-room and training room was done to perfection. Jerry set the bar for the 49ers – who’s setting the bar in your organization?

Morgan Wooten's Favorite Coaching Concepts

Morgan Wooten
"My Favorite Coaching Concepts "

1.Never lose sight of the impact you are having on young people’s lives.
2. Teach your players the importance of proper priorities that allow for maximum personal, academic, and athletic development.
3. Evaluate wins and losses objectively, focusing more on effort and execution than on the outcome of the game.
4. Instruct, don’t dictate.
5. Never humiliate.
6. Communicate your approach in a style that is comfortable to you and fits your personality and philosophy.
7. Learn to anticipate problems.
8. Never announce penalty for rule violations in advance.
9. Enthusiasm creates heroism.
10. If you make a mistake and fall down, you must get back up.
11. Always have a “Thought for the Day.”
12. You are constantly being judged on what you are doing and not what you have done.
13. Be yourself.
14. Be eager to learn.
15. Don’t play players only because they have potential if they do not hustle, work hard, and listen.
16. Never discipline to punish, discipline to teach.
17. We are what we continually do.
18. Do to your opponent what you do not like done to you.
19. Play defense with your feet, eyes, and heart.
20. If you want the attention of your players, use compliments.
21. I believe that repetition of fundamentals at any level will make your players winners.
22. Play hard, play smart, play together, and have fun.
23. You must have total control of your program.
24. I will never curse my players, and they will never curse me.
25. I will never embarrass my players, and they will never embarrass me.
26. Do not assume anything.
27. Listen and learn from your players.
28. Excellence becomes a habit.
29. Don’t ever tell your players to win.
30. Never write a plan for practice that takes longer than two hours.
31. Make your players sprint over to you to begin practice on a hustling, enthusiastic note.
32. Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, it’s really hard.
33. Take time to talk individually with the players you are cutting.
34. Have your players write down their academic and athletic goals at the start of every year.
35. Building team chemistry is the most important thing you can do as a coach.

Truett Cathy's 11 Do's and Don'ts of Proven Success

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Live, Love and Lead event hosted by Chick-fil-A. It was a tremendous learning experience to listen to the Cathy family talk about their background, beliefs and leadership philosophy.

Truett Cathy’s 11 Do’s & Don’ts of Proven Success

Truett Cathy is the founder and CEo of Chick-fil-A. He has 1,400 restaurants and sales of nearly $3 billion.

1. Don’t be burdened with personal debt.
a. Car payment
b. House payment
c. Establish a nest egg.
d. Live simple.
2. Start early as a teenager. Concentrate on what brings you happiness in your career. Have a tremendous “want to”—determination.
3. Sacrifice material things. Reward yourself later.
4. Shortcut to success: Observe what is working in the lives of others. Teenagers, observe mature individuals.
5. Don’t try to please all people.
6. Set priorities in proper order.
7. Expand cautiously. Grow your business cautiously.
8. Franchising may or may not be good for your particular business. Use it cautiously.
9. Be prepared for disappointments. Many successful individuals experience failure.
10. Be kind to people. Courtesy is very cheap but brings great dividends.
11. Invite God to be involved in every decision. God gives us a brain to use—common sense. You can do it if you want to. God has given each of us a talent. Maybe yours is yet to be discovered. We honor God with our success. He designed us to be winners.